Last week for Family Fun Friday, I featured a few posts about decluttering and cleaning in preparation for fall. I have been hard at work for the past week going through a summer's worth of accumulated clutter. I finally see progress! Now what? Thanks to all of the fabulous bloggers that linked up last week, I have a pretty good idea of what comes next! Family … [Read more...]
On “Shame suits” and consequences
This isn't my normal type of post but I have something on my mind. This weekend a local story of a teen that was punished for breaking her high school's dress code made national news. I saw the story pop up on my newsfeed from regular news outlet, as well as buzzfeed and uproxx to my surprise and dismay. Before it became a national story,--and really? is this something … [Read more...]
Quality Family Fun on Friday!
This week I am pleased to announce that I am a new co-host for Family Fun Friday! Family Fun Friday is a link party showcasing a collection of quality family centered activites, crafts, articles, and recipes with the goal of promoting family togetherness hosted by Monica of Happy and Blessed Home. After reading some awesome posts I picked six that deal with something I am … [Read more...]
How to Choose the Right Pediatric Doctors
It took a couple of years to diagnose Pea's Juvenile Arthritis. I went through a few specialists that weren't really a good fit to get to the ones we have now. When she was younger the pain was intermittent and unpredictable. Plus, she was too young to verbally communicate what was bothering her. I understand that there may be health insurance restrictions. I chose … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Cut Down Morning Madness!
One of my goals for this school year was to eliminate crazy, stressful mornings. Last year it seemed that an easier morning routine was out of reach. We were constantly running late every day. The important thing for our family when it comes to less stressful mornings is to develop a practical routine. I am not organized enough to neatly set everything up the … [Read more...]